Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 901 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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